About this episode

The episode discusses upcoming Apple product launches, including a low-cost MacBook and a potential touch-screen MacBook Pro.

Tim Cook has made us want to skip the weekend and get straight to the new launches Apple has for us starting on Monday. That might include a low-cost MacBook, but then further ahead there's a hint of a touch-screen MacBook Pro later this year, all on the AppleInsider Podcast. Contact your hosts: @williamgallagher_ on Threads @WGallagher on Twitter William's 58keys on YouTube William Gallagher on email @hillithreads on Threads @Hillitech on Twitter Wes on Bluesky Wes Hilliard on emai l Sponsored by: Squarespace : Go to squarespace.com/APPLEINSIDER to save 10% off your first website or domain purchase with code APPLEINSIDER NordStellar : get 10% off at nordstellar.com/appleinsider by using the coupon code nordappleinsider-10-NORDSTELLAR Links from the Show: How Apple will target consumers with budget MacBook, again Inexpensive MacBook is the perfect way to get users deeper into the Apple ecosystem Compromises for affordability ahead: Code leak spills details on new MacBook Rising memory & battery costs complicate Apple's lower-cost MacBook Touch-screen OLED MacBook Pro to get small Dynamic Island Experience F1 tracks with 3D art in Apple Maps ahead of each race Why Gen Z and…

People in this episode

Hosts: William Gallagher, Wes Hilliard

Topics covered

• Apple product launches
• MacBook
• MacBook Pro
• technology news
• budget devices
• consumer electronics

Keywords

• Apple
• MacBook
• MacBook Pro
• Tim Cook
• technology news
• budget MacBook
• touch-screen
• product launches

Sponsors

Squarespace, NordStellar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple

Products: MacBook, MacBook Pro

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